11-01-2014, 09:59 PM
[quote flygoddess]Nice Carp! I am looking to get a scale, what do you suggest. Their mouths are pretty rubbery and not sure on lip grabbing scales. A net scale could work though.[/quote]
Some folks use the boga grips with a scale built in. My scale is analog with self drawn Sharpie lines at 5# increments so I don't need glasses to see the small #'s in standard and metric right next to each other. I subtract the net weight. Even my net is carp dedicated. It is the Cabelas large collapsible one from the flyfish dept. i remove the shallow black trout net bag and replace it with a 30" deep mesh laundry bag minus the drawstring. Fits well with some fitting and I extended the hose between the jaws. With those mods it will handle 20#ers plus with ease. Have done that a few times. Not too crazy about injuring any fish I intend to release and kill quickly those I harvest.
TD - Have yet to try that pond but have seen a bowangler shooting at carp near there.
Tried fishing today but the sand storm was too gritty for me eyes after about an hour and tumbleweeds seemed to be magnetized to fishing line???
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Some folks use the boga grips with a scale built in. My scale is analog with self drawn Sharpie lines at 5# increments so I don't need glasses to see the small #'s in standard and metric right next to each other. I subtract the net weight. Even my net is carp dedicated. It is the Cabelas large collapsible one from the flyfish dept. i remove the shallow black trout net bag and replace it with a 30" deep mesh laundry bag minus the drawstring. Fits well with some fitting and I extended the hose between the jaws. With those mods it will handle 20#ers plus with ease. Have done that a few times. Not too crazy about injuring any fish I intend to release and kill quickly those I harvest.
TD - Have yet to try that pond but have seen a bowangler shooting at carp near there.
Tried fishing today but the sand storm was too gritty for me eyes after about an hour and tumbleweeds seemed to be magnetized to fishing line???
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